arcticbuicks Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Fermentation of grass creates methane, so….maybe it’s the first “green powered” vehicle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 i hope they thought of a "backfire valve" 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Hope he didn't encounter any low bridges. I've seen rigs like that before, at least pictures. During WW1 they ran cars trucks and buses on coal gas when gasoline was not available. They stored the gas in big balloons or bags which floated above the roof, the gas being lighter than air. Was this picture taken in England? McLaughlin Buick sold a lot of cars in England and the term motor car on the sign might be a giveaway. Or was the picture taken in Canada? I don't know what they mean by Straw Gas. Anyone heard of it? Edited January 27, 2023 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 this was developed in Saskatchewan university canada and worked well apparently,pic is in Saskatchewan also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Saskatchewan being a prairie province where a lot of grain is grown it would make sense to use the straw to make gas. I know at the time they burned the straw in steam tractors to harvest the grain. Making gas out of straw would be taking it to the next level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mead Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Did they ferment the straw or gasify it with heat ??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 i think they filled the car with just the gas to be burned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, Jim Mead said: Did they ferment the straw or gasify it with heat ??! The driver and all passengers were required to eat the straw(and any cabbage they could lay their hands on) about 1-1.5 hours prior to driving the vehicle. This timing allowed for enough methane produced to travel from 5 to 150 miles depending on number of methane production units (passengers), thus the more production units, the further the travel distance. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) The “Western Development Museum “ in Saskatchewan close to where the car was invented reproduced the original , this museum is a must visit also and not far from Reynolds museum loaded with early cars Edited January 27, 2023 by arcticbuicks (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Straw Gas Car D70 Straw Gas McLaughlin E35 Edited January 27, 2023 by CHuDWah (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, George Smolinski said: The driver and all passengers were required to eat the straw(and any cabbage they could lay their hands on) about 1-1.5 hours prior to driving the vehicle. This timing allowed for enough methane produced to travel from 5 to 150 miles depending on number of methane production units (passengers), thus the more production units, the further the travel distance. Yes, the Straw Gas McLaughlin was the forerunner of the 1944 Whatsitmobile SuperTurbo Belchfire 16 with Framistan Technology. 🤣 https://forums.aaca.org/topic/345001-classifieds-pet-peeve/page/5/#comment-2427450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmallregular Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 More history: https://news.usask.ca/articles/general/2021/innovation-and-experimentation-straw-gas-car.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mead Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 OK, but my question still stands, did they ferment the straw or gasify it with external heat ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 I read that it was filled with Gas ,the upper part is a tank for the vapor gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargoguy Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Jim Mead said: OK, but my question still stands, did they ferment the straw or gasify it with external heat ??? It is my understanding that they fermented the straw to create the gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargoguy Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 3:12 PM, arcticbuicks said: The “Western Development Museum “ in Saskatchewan close to where the car was invented reproduced the original , this museum is a must visit also and not far from Reynolds museum loaded with early cars There are actually 4 Western Development museums in Saskatchewan. The straw has McLaughlin is in the vehicles gallery in the Saskatoon location. The Moose Jaw location has the cars seen above- as it is the History of Transportation branch. If you’re in Moose Jaw in the summertime, Sukanen Ship museum has a varied vehicle collection as well with many extremely rare vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 yes,good for everybody else on here that you specified,thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 How would you feel about driving around with a mini Hindenberg supported above your head? That looks terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 and do a big yawn and stretch your arms out and up ......forgetting you have a lit cigarette between your fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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